Jackson trial shaping to feature an all-star cast

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New York: Michael Jackson's lawyers have said they might ask his
children, Paris and Prince Michael, to give evidence on behalf of
their father, who is accused of sexually abusing a boy.

In response, prosecutors said they could call Jackson's former
wife, Debbie Rowe, who is the mother of the two children. She
reportedly gave up custody in exchange for money, which she says
she is no longer getting.

The names of these and other potential witnesses - including
actress Elizabeth Taylor and singers Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder -
were revealed on Monday to a pool of 200 people who are being
considered for jury service in the Jackson trial.

The judge authorised the release of the list because he wanted
to know if any potential jurors had any dealings with any of the
possible witnesses.

Besides Elizabeth Taylor, potential witnesses include Jackson's
former producer, Quincy Jones; Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and his
younger brother Aaron; comedian Jay Leno; and basketball star Kobe
Bryant. Other names on the list included New Age guru Deepak
Chopra, psychic Uri Geller, and relatives of the late Marlon Brando
and singer Barry Gibb.

More troubling for Jackson would be an appearance by actor Corey
Feldman, who was once one of Jackson's staunchest supporters but
now says the star showed him nude pictures when he was a
teenager.

"I didn't think of it as a big deal [at the time]," Feldman said
in a television interview last week. "But I have to say that if my
son was 14 years old and went to a man's apartment and I knew they
were sitting down talking about this, I would probably beat his
ass."

In 2003 Feldman came out in support of Jackson, telling an
interviewer he had "never seen Jackson act in any inappropriate way
with a child. Never with me."